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Trump: Kennedy Center could be ‘ripped down’

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration deserves to have its name recognized at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in exchange for rescuing the financially troubled institution, warning that without his...

Kennedy Center shuts for two years

President threatens to halt repairs amid naming fight President Donald Trump’s 19-month effort to seize full control of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts came to a head Tuesday as its board voted to immediately close the building for...

Putin warns Europe of war over peacekeeping troops

Offering a grim assessment of Russia’s relations with the West, President Vladimir Putin pointedly warned European governments not to deploy any troops, including peacekeeping forces, to Ukraine, saying it would mean “war.” “They speak of...

Victory eludes Commanders in opener

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is grabbed by Commanders cornerback Amik Robertson (2) as he scrambles during Sunday’s regular season opener. The Commanders lost, 24-22, in Philadelphia.

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A new twist in map saga

The Supreme Court on Thursday, for the second time this week, temporarily blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn congressional map for November’s midterm elections that favors Republicans. The pause will remain in place while a legal fight over the...

Trump stumps on his record

President Donald Trump arrived at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday to make his pitch to voters as fighting escalated in the Middle East and oil prices surged anew, putting fresh pressure on his party’s prospects. Hours before...

Honoring 9/11 heroes

At an event where he awarded the Medal of Freedom posthumously to a man who died saving multiple people on Sept. 11, 2001, President Donald Trump returned to a disputed account of his own role in Ground Zero recovery efforts. Trump gave the nation’s...

New Mexico’s free child care plan has rocky start

santa fe — A year after New Mexico launched free child care for all families, Dakota Rivera still can’t find a place to send her kids. The mom of two was ecstatic when the state’s Democratic governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, announced last September...

He raged against the American Dream. His audience wanted more.

westwego, la. — His daughters were playing Uno at the kitchen table, so Wilton Lemieux stepped outside to record another video he didn’t want them to see. The message he’d typed in his Notes app on this late summer afternoon was too heavy, he figured,...

Clancy triple-murder case ends in mistrial

The high-profile trial of Lindsay Clancy ended in a mistrial Friday after a Massachusetts jury could not reach a unanimous decision in the triple-murder case. Judge William Sullivan dismissed the jury shortly after 2 p.m., thanking them for their...

Modern women’s movement icon

Gloria Steinem, an organizer and activist who, perhaps more than anyone else, helped sustain the women’s movement through the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st, through battles over reproductive rights, economic equality, sexual...

Syria eyes role as Middle East hub

— Day and night, 5,000 hulking trucks carrying oil from the Persian Gulf rumble across this stretch of barren desert as if in a caravan snaking its way toward the Mediterranean Sea. The trucks began shuttling between the refineries of southern Iraq...

President’s projects test the courts, and the clock

President Donald Trump has said he was puzzled when aides told him he could build a massive new White House ballroom without seeking approval. “They said, ‘Sir, this is the White House, you’re the president of the United States. You can do anything...

A spiritual journey to Nepal turned into tragedy

Venus Rajnikant Patel, a 45-year-old software engineer from Cincinnati, awoke on Aug. 26 from a restful night’s sleep eager to share in a family group chat the breathtaking scenery surrounding him on his trip to Nepal. Patel was on Day 2 of a journey...

A Maryland mom is caught in Trump’s visa ban

chesapeake beach, md. — It was the morning of the first day of fifth grade, and as 10-year old Ariana Wilbanks sat at the kitchen table, arranging the contents of her pastel pink backpack, one thing was missing. “Want me to call mom?” asked her dad,...

What it took to finally build housing on some of the nation’s most in-demand land

san francisco — In one of the nation’s most extraordinarily housing-constrained cities, where demand keeps pushing rents and sales prices to dizzyingly higher levels, people are finally moving into new apartments and condominiums on a 576-acre patch of...

Trump wants a ballroom in Ireland. One man is having a ball fighting it.

Everything seemed primed for President Donald Trump to get his ballroom. No, not that ballroom. His other ballroom. Across the Atlantic, in the tiny village of Doonbeg, where the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel rises above the dunes of a...

Billions approved for Dulles revamp

Weeks after President Donald Trump unveiled a massive plan to renovate Dulles International Airport, the board that oversees the airport on Wednesday approved $15.5 billion to help fund the project. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board...

Fallback for U. S. weighed in Gulf

The Pentagon is evaluating its military footprint in the Middle East in an early sign of the Iran war’s potential to transform the U.S. presence in the region, according to eight people, including officials and others familiar with the matter. One of...

Forests on fire in Belgium

A Belgian firefighter stands among charred tree stumps in an area affected by a wildfire in Waimes on Monday. One of Belgium’s biggest ever wildfires continued even as cooler weather and rain eased conditions.

Aerial strikes escalate between Ukraine, Russia

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war. Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones targeting...

This national youth sports organization is failing to protect kids

This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. IN THE COMPETITIVE WORLD of youth sports, few organizations have a reach as vast as the Amateur Athletic Union. With 760,000...

Covert CIA program said to be behind mysterious attacks on Galápagos boats

This article is by Imogen Piper, Ellen Nakashima, Samantha Schmidt, Samuel Oakford, Warren P. Strobel, Alex Horton and Aaron Schaffer The mysterious strikes targeting multiple Ecuadorian fishing boats near the Galápagos Islands this year were carried...

Bulldozing starts at Big Bend park for border construction

Government contractors are bulldozing parts of the iconic and environmentally sensitive Big Bend National Park as the Trump administration pushes forward with a $46.5 billion effort to expand a massive wall and other security infrastructure along the...

D.C. surge a mixed bag, one year later

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has asserted on social media and at news conferences that his administration has “stopped crime in Washington.” On July 10, he posted on Truth Social: “Washington D.C. went from High Crime to NO CRIME — Thank...

Devastation in Colombia

CALI, COLOMBIA — At least 111 people were dead and scores of buildings collapsed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, authorities said. The temblor, which struck near San José del Palmar on Colombia’s Pacific coast...

Freedom Fuel is selling cheap gasoline. But how?

philadelphia — As a steady stream of drivers pulled into the Freedom Fuel Network’s gas station on Roosevelt Boulevard last week, some pumps still had signs saying “Red Lion,” the station’s brand as recently as the previous Friday. Other pumps were...

Tragedy in Thailand

A 14-year-old student opened fire on seven people and wounded more than 20 on Friday in one of Thailand’s deadliest school shootings in years. The shooter killed his two grandparents at the home they shared, then proceeded to his high school just...

Panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress

A Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress after the longtime infectious-disease scientist declined to answer its questions and accused the committee chairman, Sen. Rand Paul (R-kentucky), of trying to wrongly...

Kyiv mourns after missile barrage

Ukrainian forces were unable to shoot down Russian missiles during an attack early Wednesday. President Volodymyr Zelensky cited a dwindling supply of anti-ballistic missile systems from Ukraine’s allies, including the U.S.

Helipad headache

President Donald Trump has directed contractors to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad. A granite presidential seal was installed July 30, but was removed Tuesday.

Rocking the trophy at Rock Creek Park

Alexandra Eala defeated Jessica Pegula, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, in the DC Open women’s final on Monday. Taylor Fritz beat Rafael Jodar, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, in the men’s final. Both matches were postponed Sunday because of rain.

Fires lead to tragedy in Grecce

athens, greece — Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and a Danish national, died in the...

A migrant swarm in Spain sparks outrage

rome — The sudden arrival of a massive group of migrants at a Spanish exclave in North Africa triggered a fresh wave of political attacks against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on both sides of the Atlantic, as voices from the right in Spain, Germany,...

In Italy, Etna puts on a show

A plume of ash rises from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano Thursday. Etna is a popular tourist destination all year, with its snowy landscape and frequent volcanic activity attracting photographers, hikers and winter sports enthusiasts.

Fauci refuses all questions at heated hearing

Anthony S. Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing Wednesday where Republicans pressed the retired government scientist on whether he was sufficiently truthful in past testimony about the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Rand...

‘A towering figure here in the Senate’

President Donald Trump hailed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-south Carolina) as “one of the great figures in Senate history” during a funeral Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral that drew heads of state and much of official Washington. Israeli...

A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate.

kearny, ariz. — Mayor Curtis Stacy starts every morning checking two websites that tell him how much he needs to worry about water. One site tells him about the reservoir that supplies his tiny desert town — it’s effectively empty. The other site...

Outdoor eating spaces became a fixture of D.C. dining. Now they are disappearing.

Tiny Filipino and American flags lined the canopy of a Mount Pleasant restaurant patio as its owner clutched a stack of papers labeled “ONE LAST TOAST.” On a nearby table lay a notice of noncompliance from the District Department of Transportation,...

Russia, Ukraine exchange punishing strikes

Smoke fills the sky Friday near St. Petersburg after drones bombarded warehouses run by Wildberries, Russia’s largest e-commerce marketplace. Outside Kyiv, a defense industry exhibition was attacked, killing at least 10.

Iran war debated on the Hill

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-louisiana) at the Capitol on Thursday. The House passed a measure to halt the war in Iran, but hours later the Senate blocked consideration of a similar measure.

A solemn ceremony

President Donald Trump arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base with family members of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan. The four U.S. soldiers killed in recent days during renewed hostilities with Iran were all assigned to air defense units, showing...

On Hill, a plea for war clarity

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced bipartisan scrutiny in the Senate on Tuesday, frustrating some lawmakers who pressed him to explain the Trump administration’s strategy for the war in Iran amid renewed hostilities. The hearing before the Senate...

A new face on Downing Street

Andy Burnham, who became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. Burnham is Britain’s sixth prime minister in a decade, and takes charge of a Labour government that won power in a landslide two years...

Spain fills its Cup

Ferran Torres of Spain celebrates scoring an extra-time goal that gave his team a 1-0 victory over Lionel Messi and Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain won its second World Cup and denied Argentina the chance of...

Acrid air in nation’s capital

The scene Friday at the Lincoln Memorial. D.C. health officials urged children, older adults and people with heart or lung conditions to stay indoors as smoke from Canadian forest fires blankets the region.

Reflecting Pool peeling probably caused by application flaws, experts say

The lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool peeled away in at least seven places along seams that were created when the material was applied in large rectangular sections, indicating likely problems in how it was installed, according to a...

Blanche promises to put America over Trump

Acting attorney general Todd Blanche sought to reassure skeptical lawmakers from both parties Wednesday that he had put his days as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer behind him and would, if confirmed as head of the Justice Department, place...

Theories swirl after Graham’s death

Not long after Lindsey Graham’s heart stopped late Saturday night and the swell of bipartisan tributes honoring his decades of public service began to pour in, an undercurrent of suspicion stirred as well. “Was he poisoned by a foreign adversary...

Maine AG is investigating a deadly ICE shooting

Maine’s attorney general said he is investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the small city of Biddeford on Monday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The office of Attorney General Aaron Frey said initial reports indicated the...

Foreign policy hawk chided Trump, became ally

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican lawmaker from South Carolina who went from being one of Donald Trump’s harshest critics to positioning himself in the front ranks of the president’s most deferential supporters, died Saturday. He was 71. The...

A perilous tradition in Pamplona

Revelers run alongside fighting bulls Friday in Pamplona, Spain, at the San Fermín festival. Despite the risks associated with them, the annual bull runs continue to drive thousands of people to the town. Meanwhile, in southern Spain, amid Europe’s...

Rage and grief in Iran

Mourners surge toward the casket of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad, Iran, on Thursday. The Iranian supreme leader was slain in February. Huge crowds vowed revenge for the assassination during elaborate funeral rites this week.

President praises Zelensky, offers new assistance

ANKARA, Turkey — President Donald Trump heaped praise on Ukraine’s president and war effort Wednesday, speaking in unusually positive terms about Kyiv’s deep strikes inside Russia and appearing to grant one of Ukraine’s long-held requests: the ability...

Another Messi miracle

Trailing 0-2 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play, Lionel Messi leads Argentina to a 3-2 win and a spot in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the U.S. team ponders what went wrong.

U.S. men’s World Cup run ends

Romelu Lukaku had two goals, and Belgium jumped on a huge mistake by U.S. goalkeeper Matt Freese, above, in a 4-1 win in the round of 16. U.S. star Folarin Balogun played after his red-car ban was overturned.

Iran’s regime is ruthless, savvier more hard-line

The death of Iran’s supreme leader on the opening day of the war raised U.S. and Israeli hopes that the regime he led — and that has held the country in an Islamic vice grip since 1979 — had been pushed to the brink of collapse. Four months later,...

At D.C. fair, evangelists see ripe soil to spread the gospel

Gazing across the National Mall on Wednesday, visitors saw a once-in-250-years-style state fair. A 110-foot Ferris wheel, a rodeo pen where callers introduced goats and pavilions showcasing American inventions and art. Jason Jimenez saw a mission...

Justices strike Trump order on U.S. citizenship

The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the principle that almost everyone born on U.S. soil is a citizen, a major decision that rejects a push by President Donald Trump to fundamentally redefine who is American in ways not seen for more than 150...

Trump says U. S., Iran will meet to negotiate in Qatar

President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that U.S. envoys would meet with Iranian negotiators in Qatar on Tuesday, though Iran claims there are no plans to meet with the U.S. team.

No. 47 envisions 47 trees as mark to presidency

President Donald Trump in recent months has cultivated a side project: counting the number of trees in a public park across the street from the White House. Under Trump’s plans for Lafayette Square, which he has previously described as “the entrance...

The Great American State Fair

Education Secretary Linda Mcmahon, left, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins oversee an exhibit Friday by members of the Future Farmers of America. Power outages and other problems led to ride delays and melted ice cream, but many visitors made...

Deadly earthquakes pummel Venezuela

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Dust covered every inch of Jonathan García’s body, coating his eyelashes. He spent hours digging through the ruins of what was once his family’s apartment building. He dove into a small hole in the mound of broken concrete and...

A construction zone in America’s front yard

A 110-foot Ferris wheel for the Great American State Fair. The “Freedom 250” transformation for America’s birthday has brought fencing, drilling and frustration to the National Mall.

Dangerous heat in France

A couple protects themselves from the sun under an umbrella Tuesday in front of the Louvre in Paris. Dozens of people trying to escape the heat have drowned swimming in unauthorized areas, authorities said, in a nation where only a quarter of homes...

British PM Starmer says he will resign

london — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, succumbing to pressure from lawmakers within his own Labour Party, after crushing losses in nationwide local elections last month triggered a mutiny. An emotional...

Trump is facing new hurdles despite agreement

President Donald Trump’s effort to strike a deal with Iran faced significant headwinds on Sunday, as Tehran flexed its control of the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes and the right flank of Trump’s party continued to accuse him of...

Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth in D.C.

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum hosted an all-day event featuring a dozen live performances and programs for the commemoration of the federal holiday, which recognizes the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas finally learned they had...

Reflecting Pool algae bloom one of biggest recorded in years after $14M renovation

Days after the completion this month of a $14 million renovation, the shallow water in the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool had more algae in it than at any recorded point in the month of June for at least five years, according to a specialized...